Ministry Director - Youth For Christ

Position Summary

This position serves as a key member of the chapter’s leadership team and is primarily responsible for assisting with the oversight and development of the chapter’s community-based ministry models. Responsibilities include direct oversight of ministry sites; shepherding and coaching ministry staff through ongoing leadership development; resourcing and equipping staff to implement effective ministry; identifying and developing future ministry sites; fostering community collaboration and partnerships; and supporting fund development efforts.

Essential Functions

Personal Health/Growth (5%)

Model abiding in your spiritual life
Ensure that prayer strategically permeates all values, areas, and actions of your daily ministry
Complete all training/credentialing requirements as assigned
Participate in the wider YFC movement for continued personal growth
Invest in intentional professional development
Devote yourself to pray for lost teens

Ministry Health (15%)

Build a team culture defined by the Cultural Attributes™ and embodying the 5 Essentials™
Model empowerment of both authority and tasks among your team
Oversee the Processes™, Standards™, and Best Practices™ as defined by YFC/USA™
Supervise site leaders in Juvenile Justice Ministry, City Life and Parent Life
Lead community-model retreats, and ministry communication to unify team and efforts
Assess ministry sites and leader around stated annual goals
Create systems and plans that coordinate healthy ministry work day to day
Keep the Senior Ministry Director, and Board aware of ministry health, progress, and challenges
Develop a missional community with the staff that is reproducing 3Story™ communities within each ministry model

Ministry Growth (5%)

Assist in the development of long term vision for ministry in coordination with Senior Ministry Director, Executive Director, and Board
Develop new potential ministry areas/possibilities
Work with partners, churches and donors in new and existing areas
Participate in the hiring process for all Community Ministry Site Directors

Leader Development (25%)

Build a culture of leader development within the chapter
Invest in direct reports’ leadership development through one-on-ones
Oversee ministry staff through the YFC Credentialing/professional development
Oversee volunteer life cycle implementation
Share in oversight of training ministry staff/volunteers
Assist in oversight of programs to raise up young leaders
Foster a rhythm of staff appreciation and celebration

Donor Development (15%)

Oversee the development plan in the appropriate communities
Be involved in all team-oriented fundraising efforts
Find, Win, Keep and Lift donors in your purview
Work with the Executive Director and Development Team in pursuing significant donors
Advocate for Ministry Sites and Models through presentations
Ensure ministry donors receive excellent donor care and communication

Direct Ministry (25%)

Oversee and serve volunteers and students at Ember Recovery Center
Community networking to partner with ministry for youth who are parenting/pregnant or transition out of agencies
Develop and incorporate an aftercare strategy
Offer young people the chance to develop a relationship with one or more adults who become friends, role models and advocates for them
Build and lead teams of Christian adults who are committed to investing in the relational ministry process with lost teens.

Organizational and Administrative Duties (10%)

Maintain accurate and timely ministry records through the Youth section of the YFC Hub, including student engagement, ministry activity, and other required information.
Complete and submit monthly expense reports and ensure expenses are accurately documented and within approved budgets.
Monitor and track development activity and donor information through Bloomerang.
Review and approve hours, timecards, and expenses for direct reports in a timely manner.
Submit required reports, ministry updates, and administrative documentation by established deadlines.
Attend monthly staff meetings, supervisor check-ins, and required staff trainings and evaluations.
Participate in occasional fundraising events and other chapter-wide activities.

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

A growing follower of Christ
Involved in & supporting a local church by serving, being engaged in the community and regularly attending
Sets a godly example for staff, volunteers and students in one’s personal life
Demonstrates a humble and teachable spirit
Commitment to meet regularly with a group or specific person for accountability
Passionate about the mission and vision of YFC
Willingness to submit and minister within the guidelines of YFC
Submit to an extensive background and reference check
3 or more years of direct ministry experience
Participate fully in the life of the staff, board and volunteers
Can effectively build and lead teams of people
Able to shepherd individual leaders
Skilled in problem solving

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Willing to demonstrate/or possesses the following:

Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility)
Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust)
Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie)
Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
Seeks and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

(the minimum level of education, experience and certifications acceptable for the position), (the preferred education, experience and certifications acceptable for the position)

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Benefits

10 paid Holidays
Cell phone reimbursement up to $50/monthly
Reduced cost collegiate level degrees (AA, BA, MA) through partnering institutions
3% Simple IRA match
Vacation accrual of 10 days for the first year
40 hours of sick leave per year
Paid week off between Christmas and New Year's annually (not counted as part of accrued vacation time)
Paid sabbatical leave after 7 years of full-time employment
Housing Allowance for qualified staff

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.

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